The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-25

these are Mormons. So much for
their strength. Now for their ten
cts and origin.
they are distinguished by the
most intense hatred for the civil
government under which they live.
1t is Of the essence of this entire
religious system to despise the civil
rulers and honor alone tue heads o!
the church at Salt Lake City. Their
twelve apostles they claim are the
vice regents Of God and to them
and through them God communi
Gates his will for ;the guidance and
government, civil and religious,
over men. 1t is a theocracy of the
grossest form.
Nothing is a crime if performed
in support OF their peculiar system
and to battle the government in its
attempt to enforce in Utah the
same laws which prevail and are en-
forced in Tennessee. The EdmunGs
law recently passed by congress-
aimed at the suppression OF polyg-
amy has developed this fact which,
however, Mormon history will show
has always been true. Arrests for
bigamy or polygamy are of frequent
occurrence. TO evade or elude con-,
viction and penalty Mormon men
and women have been known to
frequently commit the most hideous
and unblushing perjury on the wit
ness stand but they Rave no COM
Functions on the question as it is
to shield themselves from what they
esteem gentle persecution.
& A high priest of the church con
Quoted US through the tithlng
house, the temple and tabernacle
yesterday, from whom l learned
very much of Mormon history, pol
ity and beliefs. Hon. John L.
Crisp Of Missouri was of our party.
With him | had previously arranged
for the collection of information.
He was to question closely while l
took notes. A vast amount of in
formation was thus procured, which,
| however, will not use here and
now. Only point or two | refer to
as being in line with my purpose
in this letter. The Mormons be.
lieye the government of the Uuited
States is predestIned Of heaven &c
perish before the power and righi
of Mormon rule. This has always
been their belief. There is no gov
eminent but of God and this is made
and authorized by direct revelation
to his prophets and apostles, witt
or in whom this government is Iii
vinely invested. They belive th'
period OF the governments downfall
is rapidly approaching because 0
the steps inaugurated by congress
for their overthrow.
The high priest referred to in
formed ne that he had lain in pris
on six months for having two wiye
and strongly defended it from rea
son and revelation as be claimed
| We listened but argued not. job
Taylor, president of the Mormo
church who died recently, was a
| exile from law and died from home
| Under the Edmunds law h
was liable TO prlSonment for pc
| lygamy. The Mormon church is
rich establishment. It's revenue
under its tithlng system which
Ell joined on all its adherents bring
vast sums into its excheqner whic
they use literally at Washington t.
procure and enable and prevent IN
favorable legislation to their system
| One other point l wish to state
| This Mormon curse is now chief
an imported curse. It has bee
| and is sustained and grown by EN-
| igration OF from 5000 to 5000 year
| ly and manly from foreign coun.
tries. They come chiefly fror
Scandinavia England, Scotland an
Wales. Geo. @. Cannon and job
Taylor are both Englishmen.
The recent anti polygamy law
! passed by congress have been en-
forced through honest judges, dis
trict attorneys and MarshalIs. Thi
fact has greatly disturbed the Mo,
mons, and they have taken earn
est steps to get Utah admitted int
the Union. This object is to &c
from under the federal government
by territorial appointments, and b
means Of g state government &c
the election Of their chief maglstrat
and all the other officials in thei
own hands. When that shall hav
transpired polygamy and any an
all other such curses will continu
unmolested.
| The dept. Of this baseness l
seen in The means they employ t
procure the admission of Utah int
the Union. Some two or tire
weeks ago 8 convention assemble
of the people Of this territory au
unanimously adopted a constitu
ton which strongly denounce
polygamy and proposing it's prob
bition and also denouncing any an
everything looking toward the M
ion of church and state, The his
tory of this convention is AROMA
Ious. No primary elections wer
held. No public discussions, not
single meeting or speech was eve
heard or made II the territory, bu
on the day appointed, from their te
: thousand haunts came swarmin
, the representative Mormons to tn
designated place, the secret ordt
having been conveyed and the yot
+ they were to cast having been fu1
p nished and like so many cattle the
march promptly up and at the bid
ding C their priestly masters. Inns
CINE the democratic party meetin
in convention and repudiatin
, unanimously their whole histor
without primary or an election {
! any discussion whatever.
Now this constitution is a vi
/ fraud, protesting to repudiate til
$ record and practice of life tin
n simply to get into the Union whic
position they see would enab
! them to practice promulgate thcs
D.! very ahon;i2 atipns which are
+ fundamental part of their religion
Last Monday, the day for til
! election of the territoriai leoisl.